Cattle-stanchion.



M. SHELDON.

CATTLE STANGHION. APZPLIGATION FILED mmzo, 1912.

1,045,333, Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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Specification of Letters Patent! Application filed-January 20, 1912.Serial No. 672,325.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MASON SHELDON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kinzua, in the county of Warren and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cattle-Stanchions,of which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings. 1

My present invention relates to the care of live stock and comprehendscertain new and useful improvements in cattle stanohions. l a

The invention has for its primary object a simple, durable andeflicientconstruction of device of this character, the parts of which may becheaply manufactured andreadily assembled, in which thereis embodied anadjustable standard which may be conveniently held in open relation toits com plemental standard or connecting bar between the upper and lower"blocks of the stanchion so as to maintain the stanchion in opencondition until the animals head has been thrust in between thestandards and which may be easily moved to its operative position so asto prevent the withdrawal of the animals head, the construction andarrangement of parts being such that the parts will hold themselves openand will hold themselves closed without the necessity of independentlooking or latching devices or simllar accessories. ;And the invent-ionalso aims to generally improve this class of.

devices and to render them more useful and commercially desirable. i

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of my improved stanchion, showing it in closed condition;Fig. 2 is a similar view with the parts open; and Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse section on the line 33 of Fig. 2..

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and designated in the accompanying drawing by like referencecharacters.

Referring to the drawing the numerals 1 and 2 designate, respectively,the upper and lower frame bars of my improved stanchion, and 3 and 4designate the upper and lower stanchion blocks. The upper block 3 ispivotally suspended as by a shackle 5 or the like to the upper frame bar1 and the lower block 4 is similarly connected for pivotal movement by achain or shackle 6. The upper block 3 is connected to the lower block4-. by a standard or rod 7, as clearly illustrated in the drawing, theconnection between the ends of the rod 7 and the ends of the blocksbeing preferably a rigid one, whereby the blocks will be at all timesheld in substantially parallel relation to each other. The upper block 3is formed with a longitudinally extending and. vertically opening slot 8and in the upper edge of said block on opposite sides of the slot 8 areformed preferably undercut locking sockets 9, while near the oppositeend of the slot and also in the upper edge of the block relativelyshallow recesses 10 are formed. Preferably the upper edge of the block 3inclines in a downward direction from the recesses 10 to thelockingnotches 9, as shown.

11 designates the relatively movable standard of the stanchion, saidstandard being preferably flattened at its upper end as indicated at 12and thereby mounted to snugly fit within the slot 8 with its upperextremity protruding upwardly therefrom, and a cross pin 13 is securedto the upper end of the standard 11, said cross pin being adapted toride upon the upper edge of the slotted portion of the block 3 and beingadapted to seat in the recesses 10-so as to hold the stanchions in opencondition and to also fit snugly within the undercut sockets 9 so as tohold the stanchions in locked or 'closed position. The lower end of thestandard 11 is also flattened as indicated at 14 and is formed with alongitudinal slot 15 in which is accommodated a transverse pin 16secured to the lower block 4 and extending across a longitudinal recess17 formed in said block, the lower end of the standard 11 working freelyin said recess.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, the operation of my improved stanchion will be apparent. Owingto the longitudinally movable and pivotal connection between the lowerend of the standard 11 and the lower block 4, it is clear that saidstandard may be raised so as to disengage its pin 13 from the sockets 9,the upper end of the standard 11 being then tilted outwardly and the pin13 riding upon the outwardly and upwardly inclined upper edge of thelaterally extended end of the block 3 until the upwardly facing sockets9 by a slight downward movement of the standard, the latter of its ownweight serving to lock itself in closed position relative to thestandard 7, immediately upon bringing the pin 13 into registry with thesocket 9.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a very simple, durable andefficient construction of stanchion wherein the entire yoke ispermittedto freely swing so as to avoid, causing the animal any discomfort and.

wherein the parts may be easily manufac-j tured, readily assembled, andcapable of holding themselves in closed position, onerelative to theother, by the construction and arrangement of the relatively movablestandard itself, and without the necessity of employing independentlocking devices.

While the accompanying drawing discloses What I believe to be thepreferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be un-.

derstood that the invention is not limited thereto, but that variouschanges may be made in the construction, arrangement, and

' the proportions of the parts without departing from the scope of theinvention as defined in the appended claims.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is I J 1. A stanchionembodying upper and lower blocks, supports therefor, the upper blockbeing formed with a longitudinally extend-v ing vertically opening slot,and in its upper edge with undercut sockets at one end of the tudinallyextending recess and a pin eX- tending across said recess, a standardconnecting said blocks together, and another standard formed at one endwith a longitudinal slot accommodating the pin of the lower block andseated in the recess of said block, the upper end of said last namedstandard passing into and through the slot of the upper block andprovided with a transverse pin adapted toride on the inclined upper edgeof the upper block and to be seated in the recesses and in the socketsof such block. I Y

2. A stanchion embodying upper and lower blocks, supports therefor, theupper block being formed with a longitudinally extending verticallyopening slot and in its upper edge with an undercut socket at one end ofthe slot and with a recess at the'opposite end of the slot, the upperedge inclining upwardly from the socket to the recess, a standardconnecting said blocks together, and another standard having lon-vgitudinally movable and laterally swinging connection at one end withthe lower block, theupper end of said last named standard passing intoand through the slot of the upper block and provided with a transversepin adapted to ride in the inclined upper edge of the upper block and tobe seated in the recess and in the socket of such block.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

Fnnn CULBnR'rsoiv, M; O. SIrELnoN.

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